You talk, they listen: Freedom of speech

You talk, they listen: Freedom of speechPhotograph: Guardian Membership

** please note that the event will now be taking place at the Anatomy Lecture Theatre instead of the Edmund J Safra Lecture Theatre

The government wants to be able to veto and ban those they deem ‘extremist’ from speaking at universities and other publicly funded bodies. How closely should universities work with security services? Is freedom of speech absolute or are the new terror laws an infringement too far?

Rick Edwards hosts a panel of experts and Guardian writers including Polly Toynbee, Henry Porter and Nick Cohen as we explore the issue of freedom of speech on campus and how the next government could help.

Panel:

Polly Toynbee, writer and columnist, Guardian

Henry Porter, writer and journalist

Nick Cohen, writer and journalist

Dr. Jim Wolfreys, senior lecturer in French and European politics

Satvinder Singh Juss Ph.D FRSA, professor of law at King's College London, UK,

Running time: 90 minutes, no interval.

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